August 2018

A five-year-old boy has been admitted in an unconscious state at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he fell ill aboard MV Lady Northcote at around noon on Friday.
According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Marian Santiago reportedly…

Two men were remanded to prison on Friday for the murder of Bourda Market Vendor, 45-year-old Troy Ramalho, who was gunned down during a robbery.
Akeem Morris, a 23-year-old Pork Knocker of Sandy Bobb Street, Kitty and George Paton, a…

(Reporting and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados)
The Hero Caribbean Premier League points table portrays it as a mismatch.
Guyana Amazon Warriors, who are for now comfortably placed in third position, battle Barbados Tridents,…

President David Granger on Friday refused to directly say whether he is interested in being the presidential candidate for the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) at the 2020 General and Regional Elections.
“Who knows?” the…

A 29-year-old Miner was on Friday charged for wrongfully restraining his Brazilian girlfriend and keeping her captive for approximately three months.
Romel Sahadeo appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown…

Admitting that there has been a delay in addressing the matter, President David Granger says Junior Minister of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes will be dealt with “politically within the party to which she belongs” following what is now…

Government is making efforts to have funds transferred from several ministries to satisfy the demands of teachers who are currently on strike for better pay.
President David Granger announced at a rare press conference Friday that the…

At a time when teachers are on a countrywide strike for a better salary, Head-of-State, David Granger says he does not regret granting Government Ministers and other officials a 50% increase in their salary just a few months after the…

The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has revised downwards its projection from $154B in investments for 2018 to $107.5B, owing to a number of challenges being faced.
This has since resulted in the reduction of the number of jobs to…

By Avenash Ramzan
Guyana missed the double this year, but the Bhaskar Yadram-led squad left St. Vincent and the Grenadines with the 50-over trophy, winning that version of the Regional Under-19 championship for the fifth year in a row.…

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